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Hello, I have always installed consumer grade HDs on DVRs, and so far I have only had one HD fail, but I have read many times around here and understand the need to use better quality HDs, since they will be working 24/7 and should store sensitive data. Now, while I had seen server HDs before, I never bothered checking which kind of HD they were, but I have gotten my first DVR that came with HD installed from manufacturer (Hikvision); it came with a Seagate *SV hard drive. While I usually won't find this HDs on normal computer shops, now I usually buy from a "storage" shop (they just sell HDs, memory cards, pendrives, etc) and here they do have a wide range of HDs. On Seagate I see they have *AS, *SV and *NS hard drives. Price difference from *AS to *SV is very little, so I guess will be purchasing *SV hard drives from now on. Anyone knows what the *NS will stand for? There is quite a big price gap between *SV and *NS. They also have WD hard drives, but I do not know how to tell which ones to pick; I have read about "green" series and "black" series, but I would not know how to tell which one is each, since part numbers are like WD5000AAKX. Any suggestions on how you pick your HDs? Thanks!

I have not even tried, but did you guys have any problems when trying to use BTWinCap drivers under Win7? (32 bits I must assume). I would have thought that those drivers would not work under WIn7, since they are old and have not been updated in many years, 2004 from what I see on their web site. Any hints on how to get BT878 cards working easily under Win7 are welcome, I would like to give them a try!

We like to put on our web site screen captures and make guides on the DVRs we carry, and we have used until now a crappy USB video capture device for Windows. Since all the DVRs we carry now have VGA output, I would like to find a way of taking screenshots from a VGA signal, if possible without doing VGA to video conversion, and then capturing like we are doing now. Most DVRs will have no more than 1024x768 or 1280x1024 resolution, and converting it and capturing it at 704x576 or pointing a camera at a computer monitor do not seem good ways for taking screenshots. I have seen come VGA capture devices, but they are mainly for doing video capture and they are not what I would call cheap; this one is about US$300, a bit too much for just taking a few screenshots now and then: http://www.epiphan.com/products/frame-grabbers/vga2usb/ Any other ideas on how I could acomplish this with some cheaper hardware? Thanks!

I have to agree with that... And a screenshot of maybe 1024x768 resolution captured converted to analog at 704x576 (PAL, NTSC it would be a bit different) just doesn't make justice. See rory's screenshot above or the following (resized/croped to make it smaller than 150Kb). Small text also can become very difficult to read. Guess if I want to capture VGA at 1024x768 or 1280x1024, I will just have to pay for a good VGA capture device like the one on my first post. I would have anyway with screenshots, not that I really need video capture, but I doubt I can find something that would just take screenshots from a VGA output.

Those are Hikvision cards, the one Kenny pictured above seems to be nothing like those...

I have used D-Link DWL-2100AP access point for a while, and I will keep using them while they last since I already know how to set them up quick. They cost me 46.90EUR+tax, and I use them when using the wifi is the quickest way to connect a DVR to a customers network. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=292

Hikvision does have a card named DS-4004HCI, but the one in your pics and on the linked PDF is not even close to it. http://www.securame.com/tarjeta-dvr-pci-hikvision-ds4004hci-4ch-videoaudio-100fps-2cif-p-722.html HCI models are 2CIF, the one you have is just CIF. If there was ever a DS-4004HSI (HSI models are CIF) from Hikvision and that card has been rebranded, I do not know, but you could try testing Hikvision drivers.

I never said that replacing the HD will "reset" the password. The HD does have a unique UUID and the hash for the password is on there. That's why I specifically recommended the OP contact Hikvision support. I pretty much doubt that. A Hikvision DVR can have a password even with no HD installed, so I don't think that it stores anything on the HD, since no HD is needed for having a password other than the deafult one. jethro36, I have to agree that if you have to spend too much time fixing this, it might be better to just trash the DVR, and buy a newer and better model. HD can be reused on another DVR.

You could retrieve the code yourself, so I do not see why you should have to send your DVR with HDs to your agent. I do not think you would be able to send the serial yourself, since there would be no way for Hikvision to know if it is a legit unit or not (it could be a stolen DVR). So I would say that unless the inquiry comes from someone they trust, they will probably not send the reset code.

I got a reply from Hikvision, and they gave me two methods for reseting a DVR password. Both of them involve sending the serial number of your DVR to Hikvision for geting a reset password code, which then can be entered on the DVR either via network or serial cable. So I kinda doubt swapping out the HD would do anything.

It is a PATA hard drive then.

I only see the 500Gb and 1Tb models, I would guess they also make 1.5Tb and 2Tb models?

Are you sure about that...? So just by replacing the HD, you get the password reset to 12345??

DS7008 is an old unit and no longer being manufactured. If you were to break it, it would not be a big economical loss, you could replace it for a newer/better model for not that much money (7208). That being said; I do not know of any way of reseting a Hikvision DVR if you lose your admin password. I am not saying there is not one, I just never bothered (we give a printed and digital documentation on every installation with all the needed data, passwords included, and stating that if they are to lose their admin password, we will have no way of recovering it for them). I have sent an email to my Hikvision contact asking about the subject, I will report back if I get any news.

You can replace the HD yourself, just check out what kind of HD it has, it will probably be a PATA hard drive (most drives today are SATA).

I just did so, I already contacted with Melissa 2 months ago, but I see that the last PM I sent her on the forum is still on my outbox, so maybe she doesn't come to this forum any more. I sent her an email, thank you!

Does anyone know if Hikvision DVR cards work under Win7? (32 or 64bits) They are not listed on the specs, but since they are not always up to date, and they do list Vista 32 bit...

No problem. I know and have used Alix/PC-Engines, and one I saw on the list was one of those, but checking the specs now I see that those do not support PoE on the lan ports, but it means the router itself can be powered with PoE so that it doesn't need to use its own power supply, so I guess the column on that list must mean that to all the routers listed.

You have a PoE column on those devices. And right next to that one, there is a "Eth. port count" column. No that hard to check those that have PoE, and see if right next to it there is something like "2 LAN 1 WAN" or maybe more like "4 LAN 1 WAN" ... didn't take me more than 5 minutes to find a few dozens that have wan, 3+ lans with PoE, and DD-WRT support, which I undersdtand is what you are looking for. Edit: Ok, WiFi is also a must, I didn't check that, but there is also a "Wireless" column.

Check out DD-WRT supported device list, it is huge. You might be lucky and find something with 3+ lan ports and PoE. http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

Oh, excuse me. For a moment I actually thought you wanted solutions to your problem, I guess you don't. Maybe you should be speaking to Pico2000 developers then if you want that "bug" fixed. Or you should build a system that doesn't crash maybe...? Good luck.

Why not just hook up the router you need to a PoE switch? So many kind of routers... ADSL, cable modem router, with WiFi, without WiFi, neutral routers, ... Not only would you need it with PoE, but also compatible with whatever use you need it for.

Can it be done with the BNC output, or with VGA to video converter? Sure, but the quality won't be so good... I have been doing it this way for years just for taking small screenshots for ouw web site (640x480). Guess I will have to keep making crappy screenshots, or just buy that VGA capture device, hopefully I should be using it for a few years. If anyone fins a cheaper option, please share!

Understood, or at least I think so. It is my guess then that I do not have any license, can I still get the software anyway for trying if it works on Win7 64 bits, even if I can not record? And if I would like to get prices for NetvisionDVR, who should I contact? Thanks!

I do not know where to get it from. Netvision web site is asking me to login, and I do not have a login... I have read here in the forum that I should contact my sales agent, but my contact in Hikvision is on holidays now due to chinese new year. http://www.netvisiondvr.com/DownloadCenter.asp Netvision software is free to use for those who have purchased a Hikvision card, or it needs to be purchased separate?